2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

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Events at the 2006 African
Championships in Athletics

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Track events
100 m  men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
20 km walk men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's 1500 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 13.

1500 metres foremost middle distance track event in athletics

The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilometers or approximately ​1516 miles.

2006 African Championships in Athletics

The 15th African Championships in Athletics were held in Mauritius between August 9 and August 13, 2006. The event was staged at Stade Germain Comarmond in Bambous, Rivière Noire District. This was the second time when the African Championships in Athletics were hosted in Mauritius, the first was in 1992.

Stade Germain Comarmond is a multi-use stadium in Bambous, Rivière Noire District, Mauritius. It is currently used mostly for football and athletics matches. The stadium was built in 2001 and opened in August 2003. The venue hosted the 2006 African Championships in Athletics. It is currently the home stadium of the Mauritius national under-17 football team, Mauritius national under-20 football team, Petite Rivière Noire SC and Bambous Etoile de L'Ouest Sports Club.

Results

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Alex Kipchirchir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:46.54
Adil Kaouch Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:46.72
Tarek Boukensa Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:46.81
Kamal Boulahfane Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:47.05
Mohamed Moustaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:47.06
Johan Cronje Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3:48.08
Shedrack Kibet Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:48.16
Elkanah Angwenyi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:48.69
Juan van Deventer Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3:50.60
10 Johan Pretorius Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3:50.93
11 Adugna Kumsa Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 3:50.93
12 Goodson Chungu Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 3:53.99
13 Barae Hhera Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 3:56.37
14 Onalenna Oabona Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 3:57.18
15 Menon Ramsamy Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 3:57.61
16 Mosutli Moeketsi Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 3:59.53
17 Enoch Adamu Dogonyaroh Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
18 Mohamed Ahmed Omar Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia

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